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Studio Musivo Lastrucci: masters of the Florentine mosaic, the art of «painting with stones»

Studio Musivo Lastrucci: masters of the Florentine mosaic, the art of «painting with stones»

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The artistic discipline named “commesso” or Florentine mosaic made with semiprecious stones emerged in Florence in the 16th century. As could be expected, the Medici family was a great promoter of this new artistic manifestation. Using the traditional technique of the Romanesque mosaic, the “commesso” added interspersed gemstones with highly aesthetic results, very similar to those of a real painting. Each mosaic is handmade in the laboratory following the traditional method, which allows to maintain the authenticity of the technique and enhance the natural colour of each stone. To complete a surface equivalent to a DIN A3 size, three or four years of craft work are needed. 

Without any external intervention, each mosaic is completely manufactured in the laboratory of the masters Iacopo and Bruno Lastrucci, which is located in the premises of the old Hospital of San Francesco de ‘Macci, only a few steps away from the Basilica of Santa Croce. Entering the Studio Musivo Lastrucci (Via dei Macci 9) is like taking a leap into the Renaissance: it surprises both the quality of the artistic productions and the fact that you are allowed to visit the Lastrucci´s private mosaics collection.


Studio Musivo Lastrucci: maestros del commesso o mosaico florentino o el arte de pintar con piedras

En Florencia surgió y se desarrolló a partir del siglo XVI el trabajo artístico y particular de piedras semipreciosas denominado «commesso» o mosaico florentinoLa familia Medici fue una gran promotora de este nuevo arte de la época, que sumó al concepto del mosaico tradicional de estilo románico la dificultad y la belleza de la incrustación de piedras, creando obras de arte muy similares a las de una verdadera pintura. El procesamiento de cada mosaico se realiza en el laboratorio siguiendo el método tradicional, que permite al mismo tiempo mantener la autenticidad de la técnica y realzar completamente el color natural de cada piedra. Para elaborar una de estas obras en tamaño DIN A3 se necesitan tres o cuatro años de trabajo artesanal.

Entrar en el Studio Musivo Lastrucci (Via dei Macci 9) es como dar un salto hacia el Renacimiento: sorprende tanto la calidad de las producciones artísticas como el hecho de que se permita entrar a la galería privada de mosaicos de la colección Lastrucci. El laboratorio artístico de los maestros Iacopo y Bruno Lastrucci ocupa las instalaciones del antiguo Hospital de San Francesco de’ Macci en Florencia, a pocos pasos de la basílica de Santa Croce. Cada obra en mosaico se realiza de manera integral en el laboratorio de los Maestros Iacopo y Bruno Lastrucci, sin intervenciones externas.

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Paco Neumann

Paco Neumann is a journalist, photographer, proofreader, flâneur and perpetual amateur currently living in between Florence, Berlin, Paris and Tenerife. He´s been a regular contributor to fashion, art, trend and lifestyle magazines and worked for news, advertising and communication agencies

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